2016–17 Montana Lady Griz basketball team

2016–17 Montana Lady Griz basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–23 (4–14 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Shannon Schweyen (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDahlberg Arena
2016–17 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State 15 3   .833 25 7   .781
North Dakota 15 3   .833 20 11   .645
Northern Colorado 14 4   .778 22 8   .733
Eastern Washington 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Idaho 11 7   .611 19 15   .559
Idaho State 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Portland State 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Weber State 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Sacramento State 6 12   .333 10 20   .333
Northern Arizona 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Montana 4 14   .222 7 23   .233
Southern Utah 2 16   .111 7 23   .233
2017 Big Sky tournament winner
As of March 23, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Montana Lady Griz basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Griz played their home games at Dahlberg Arena and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament to Idaho State.

On July 27, 2016, longtime head coach Robin Selvig announced his retirement effective August 31. Assistant coach Shannon Schweyen assumed head coaching duties.